The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
Rv skipper-Amendipp the liouor law


BY Newton-Making corporations liable
for injuries in certain cases.
BY Wood-Amending the road law.
Various committee reports were sent mp
without reading.
House Bill No. Prohibiting state and
county officials from accepting railroad
| passes, was reported engrossed.
| Also Substitute House Bill No. %
| Creating the new county of Brewster.
House bill No 8 was being considered
under motion for its passage, when 1t was
dropped for the special order of the hour,
house bill No. Is, Pages, providing for
a uniform system of text books for the
| free public schools which was accordingly
considered.
! The bill WAS amended in several minor
! features and ordered engrossed
1t provides for a committee on text
books of five teachers and five school
trustees, appointed by the judges of the
several counties; prescribes the duties OF
the committee in selecting books; pro-
yidss modes for proposals by publishers
and contracts with them under bonds;
provides against superceding the books
selected within five years, except by three
fourth vote of the committee; guards
against sectional or partisan books. Pub
fishers shall keep one or more convenient
distributing stores in the state. The bill
does not apply to cities and towns con
trolling their schools and already having
uniform system of text books. The
members of the committee are to receive
each $l50 per day during actual service.
Adjourned till 10 n. IN. to-day.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
House met Mt 10 o'clock and was called
to order by Mr.. Browning, speaker pro
TEN.
House met with quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
The pending business, house bill No. 8,
Alexander's anti railroad free pass bill,
came up on motion to postpone till ii
o'clock Thursday. Lost; ayes 40, noes 81.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, on a question of
privilege, alluded TO an article in the
Evening eau, which he said reflected on
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, charging them with dilly dallyiug i'll
tho matter of the contested election
cases for purposes of legerdemain.
| Such charges, he said, are entirely
groundless. The committee had met
ofterer than any other committee aud
used ever effort to bring these matters to
a determination. The only reason the
committee had not reported is that the
parties in interest had, themselves, asked
for further time To get testimony.
Tho committee desired tO 90
fun justice without reference to tho per.
sounl or political procliyiHca Of the par
ties, and IN the best interests OF the state
ltts,N hon -, gul NJ
! fayOrites may ask or the papers may
sap.
Mr.. Kirlicks, On the pending business
house bill No. 8, said he hoped
! time would be given so as to
allow Intelligent action, This has not
! boon accorded. and he entered protest
! He came here as much as the warmest
supporter Of the bill to do what was BEST
! for the public good. In this his record
would show he had not been recrodnt. He
| did not believe in slanderiug officials by
/ legislative enactment of tins kind Ihs
! bin was an imposition upon aheir virtue
and integrity, an implication that the
! highest officials could he Influenced by
the paltry consideration OK railroad
pass. As for the
members of the legislature he would not
admit that they needed Chinese wlD to
protect them from such Influences.
Mr. Camp argued that the free passes,
as issued by the railroads, were aa insult
in dcpriyiug the holders OF all rights for
protection from damages.
Mr. Robinson cUutended that IL was
shumo to assume that n three cents mla
ride could inlucnca men in their duty to
the state. The Twentieth legislature, at
least. could not be bought by such paltry
considerations.
The bill passcd-ayes, 50; noes, 40.
Suudry petitions relative to creation, of
proposed new counties, were referred.
committee was appointed relative tn
making repairs on the governors man
SION.
Ul..a, etc, we're referred, ezceptas other
,rai.o stated, as follows:
by tir, Gin Petition Of DR.. Hughes
tug services TO paupers and lunatics.
Hy Mr.. Mils-B.ls to regulate payment
Of employees for corporations and corpo-
rauye stores.
b. Nj. MEG .hee Enlarglug corporate
limits of the town of San Marcos.
BY Mr.. Steele-Resolutio to proceed
tie elect United States senator at II III.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Larkin-Resolutio for joint
sub committee to investigate the asylums.
BY Mr.. Camp-Creating boards of
health in incorporated villages and towns
By Mr. Davis Amending articles 1928
and others of the revised statutes.
By Mr.. Robinson-For selling certain
kinds of bonds, and providing for their
issues.
BY Mr.. Heath Amending the road
law.
By Mr.. Fuller-Amending article Glo
of the revised statutes.
By Mr.. Camp-Amending article $50 of
the revised statutes.
BY Mr.. Paige-For better collections of
taxes.
BY Mr.. Sadler-Amending the road
law.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the liabil-
ity of railroads to employees.
BY Mr.. Strong Amending the charter
of the City of Dallas.
House Bill 16-The mechanics and Ia
horers lien bill was passed.
so house bill creating the county o.
Brewster.
Resolution, for thu committee to inquire
into the condition of the penitentiaries,
Was adopted.
House Bill 3l.-Requiriug railroads to
pay employees promptly, was ordered en-
crossed
Honse Bill 35-Amending the law rel
atiye to instructions to juries, with sen
pts amendments was orlarp1 purrns-a5 |